Kristina R. Gaddy is a Swedish-American writer and author of three books of nonfiction: A Most Perilous World: The True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery (Dutton); Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis (Dutton) and Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History (W.W. Norton); and co-author, with Rhiannon Giddens, of Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo (UNC Press).
OPEN STACKS BLOG
Here, pieces of material culture are examined in the light. The stacks are open.
Read the stories behind objects and ephemera found in private collections, archives, and museums.
Read the stories behind objects and ephemera found in private collections, archives, and museums.
Images, Maps, and Music in Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History
Introducing: Banya Obbligato
A series of blog posts extras and companion to Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History
The Backstreet Cultural Museum: A Neighborhood Cultural LibraryIn an unassuming former funeral home on a quiet street in New Orleans, Louisiana’s Treme neighborhood, another community-driven museum preserves and documents material culture.
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Willem Van de Poll's Maroon Dancing in SurinameI went searching for images ripped out from a book about Suriname and found more than I ever expected.
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Het Koto Museum: Preserving Suriname's HistoryHere, Christine Van Russel-Henar is preserving and documenting the clothing of Afro-Surinamese women, and preserving a tradition and a culture.
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William Adams and the Sounds of KenGarThe story of when Mike Seeger recorded KenGar fiddler, William Adam.
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